- •Assignments
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Divide the complex sentences into simple ones.
- •4. Replace the Russian words in the brackets with their English equivalents.
- •5. Find the synonyms to the following words in the text.
- •7. Say if the following statements correspond to the text. Correct the wrong ones.
- •8. Speak on the following topics.
- •Assignments
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Translate the following words and word-combinations.
- •3. Replace the Russian words in the brackets with their English equivalents.
- •4. Find the synonyms to the following words in the text.
- •5. Read the dictionary definitions and find the defined words in the text.
- •7. Point out the main ideas of the text. Make a list of them. Unit II rock-forming minerals
- •Assignments
- •1. Answer the questions?
- •3. Replace Russian words in the brackets by their English equivalents.
- •4. Find the synonyms to the following words in the text.
- •5. Match the terms on the left with their definitions on the right. Use them in sentences of your own:
- •6. Say if the following statements correspond to the text. Correct the wrong ones.
- •7. Make a list of basic properties of rock-forming minerals and speak on each of them.
- •What makes a gemstone?
- •Assignments
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Suggest the Russian for:
- •3. Replace the Russian words in the brackets with their English equivalents.
- •4. Find the synonyms to the following words in the text.
- •5. Read the dictionary definitions and find the defined words in the text.
- •6. Mark the following sentences as True (t) or False (f). Correct the wrong ones.
- •7. Speak on the following topics.
- •The nature of rocks
- •Assignments
- •6. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text.
- •8. Point out the main ideas of the text. Make a list of them. Sedimentary rocks
- •Assignments
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Analyze the diagram and speak on it.
- •Igneous rocks
- •Assignments
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the Russian words and expressions. Reproduce the contexts in which they are used.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text.
- •6. Speak on the following topics:
- •7. Find 9 geological terms.
- •Metamorphic rocks
- •Assignments
- •1. Find in the text the English equivalents for the Russian words and expressions. Reproduce the contexts in which they are used.
- •2. Suggest the Russian equivalents.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text.
- •5. Mark the following sentences as True (t) or False (f). Correct the wrong ones.
- •7. Translate the following questions and answer them:
- •8. Speak on the following topics:
Assignments
1. Answer the questions.
Is it easy to define a rock? Why?
What is our knowledge of rocks limited to?
What are the earth, the sun and the planets made of?
What is matter?
What are the most common eight elements of the earth crust?
2. Translate the following words and word-combinations.
lopsided ball of rock, inside the earth, definition, chemical element, the origin of the earth, the entire solar system, the crust of the earth, accurately, relative weight, the rock’s age, matter, Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, a chemical, definite crystal structure, living thing, precious stones
3. Replace the Russian words in the brackets with their English equivalents.
The story of rocks is closely related to the (происхождение) of the earth.
(Материя) is anything that occupies space, has (вес) and can be detected by some means or other.
Scientists actually know very little about the (горные породы) deep inside the (земля).
The eight most common elements joined together in various ways (составлять) nearly 99 per cent of the (земная кора).
Scientists can (измерить) quite accurately the (возраст) of rocks that contain uranium.
(Минералы) are natural chemicals which have definite (кристаллическая структура) and are not formed in or by (живые существа).
The (определение) of a rock itself may seem (неопределенный) and complicated.
The (молекулы) form chemicals which (встречаются) naturally in the crust of the earth.
4. Find the synonyms to the following words in the text.
indefinite, complex, whole, to evaluate, precisely (exactly), to include, substance, understanding, mass, united, certain, different
5. Read the dictionary definitions and find the defined words in the text.
Consolidated or unconsolidated solid mineral matter.
A substance obtained by a chemical process or used for producing a chemical effect.
A solid homogeneous crystalline chemical element or compound that results from the inorganic processes of nature.
The sun together with the group of celestial bodies that are held by its attraction and revolve around it.
The outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocks.
A silvery heavy radioactive polyvalent metallic element that is found in uraninite.
The substance of which a physical object is composed.
An arrangement of chemical elements based on the periodic law.
The smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms.
A binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or group.
A colorless tasteless odorless gaseous element that constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere.
6. Work in teams and write down false statements based on the text (no fewer than 6 statements). Present them in class. Use the information from the text to refute (опровергнуть) the other team’s false statements.